This Hot Swimmer Is The Newest Object Of China's Thirst

Ning Zetao is a champion in the pool — and in our hearts.

This is China's Ning Zetao. He just won the men's 100m freestyle final at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia on Thursday.

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"This evening is the night I will never forget," Ning said through a translator. "It is a dream of Asia, of China, to get gold medals in sprint distances, so I will have more confidence to prepare for the Rio Olympic Games."

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Ning touched in at 47.84 second for his first World Championship gold medal, which is the best world record of the year.

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But let's cut to the chase. The 6' 3", 179 lb, 22-year-old from central China's Henan Province immediately caught everybody's attention back home, by topping China's two major social media sites: Sina Weibo and Tencent WeChat with millions of clicks.

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